Please LOW CARB educate me!!!!

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<p>Just wanted to report that 11 days into it, things are going well! </p>

<p>One week of low carb helped me to get rid of the cravings. </p>

<p>A couple of weeks of logging in all my foods on MyPlate has put me in a routine where I pretty much know what I’m eating and don’t have to input everyday if I forget - I can manage the calories on my own pretty well.</p>

<p>The scale says I have lost about 3 pounds but more important to me, I can feel a difference in my belly area AND in my pants - just a little bit looser! YEAH! </p>

<p>I’ve been keeping breakfast at pretty much one of two things. Either my steel cut oats or a 2 egg omelet with a little cheese and veggies. Both satisfy me well. On the weekend I may splurge with one day of a waffle or something. Lunch is often raw veggies, some type of good dip (hummus) and another protein. Not missing the carbs! Dinner is some type of variation of what I am making for the family. Earlier in the week they wanted stuffed shells. I made it for them, but for me, I made some whole grain pasta (not a large serving) that I topped with some of the marinara and then I took some of the cheese shell filling and baked it in a small dish and ate just the cheese mixture on the side. Loved it! </p>

<p>Still usually have a small sweet at night - small and eat very slowly! And a couple of nights I didn’t even feel hungry for anything - what a change!</p>

<p>Hope I can keep it up. It feels really, really good right now! Thanks for all the advice - maybe I’ll be confident to participate a little more on the diet-exercise thread now…:)</p>

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<p>Fantastic, abasket! </p>

<p>I found that the first three pounds was, by far the hardest. That’s the hurdle – to shift gears and change direction. Once you start seeing the results, it becomes highly motivating to keep it going.</p>

<p>I also found that I still needed the late night snack in the early going, but as I got further into the whole move more/eat less thing, that habit grew weaker over time. I literally taught myself to crave fewer snacks.</p>

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<p>I’ve been enjoying this thread and learning alot!
I’m a longtime carb/sweets-aholic.<br>
My DH had a laparoscopic lapband procedure one month ago. His post procedure plan stresses high protein, low carbs. So I figured it was the perfect opportunity to make a change in my eating as well.
Lots of greek yogurt, tuna with low fat mayo, cottage cheese with fruits, egg white omelets,e tc.<br>
Only about 8 lbs down compared to DH’s FORTY TWO but I’m moving in the right direction!<br>
Thanks for all the great suggestions everyone.</p>

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<p>Good job Musicmom!!! And wow to your husband!</p>